Their humbler followers, such as partridges, have a like power of strong propulsion, but soon tire.
次于野鸭和鸽子的鸟,如鹧鸪,有相似的巨大推动力,但很快会疲劳。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 23 Bird flight

📚 句中词汇解析

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propulsion [prə'pʌlʃən] 词根: pel
n. 推进;推进力;
💡 pro向前+puls驱动,推+ion名词后缀→向前推进 →推进(力)
"Interest in jet propulsion was now growing at the Air Ministry."
航空部对喷气推进的兴趣正在增加。
近义:thrust, boost
power ['paʊɚ] 词频1 词根: 力量
n. [机]动力,功率;力量;政权,权力;强国,大国; vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量; vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进; adj. 权力的;机械能的,电动的;用电力(或动力)发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义:move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize 反义:incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
strong [strɔŋ] 词频1 词根: str-
adj. 强的;坚强的;强烈的;强壮的; adv. 强劲地;猛烈地;大大地;坚强地;
💡 音“死壮“,死壮死壮的像头牛。
"total abstinence from strong drink"
戒绝烈性酒
近义:heavy, hefty, husky, massive, mighty, muscular 反义:impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
soon [sun] 词频1
adv. 立刻,马上;一会儿,不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly 反义:langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
tire ['taiə] 词频2
vt. 使…疲惫;使…厌烦; vi. 厌烦;疲劳; n. 轮胎;头饰;
💡 音:胎 网友:mz 补充:体(ti)热(re),让人疲劳, 劳累
"Her legs were beginning to tire."
她的双腿开始感到累了。
近义:overfatigue, overtire, overwork, pall, spend, tucker 反义:nerve, nourish, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, revitalise, revitalize

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